Surfshark

A guide to uninstall Surfshark from your system

Surfshark is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Surfshark. More information on Surfshark can be seen here. Surfshark is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark folder, depending on the user's option. Surfshark's full uninstall command line is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{83310E45-3507-46EF-A8DA-1F6A45A93ED0}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /i {83310E45-3507-46EF-A8DA-1F6A45A93ED0} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Surfshark.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 14.34 MB (15033032 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Surfshark. They take an average of 74.54 MB (78163768 bytes) on disk.

• Surfshark.Antivirus.Remediation.exe (3.93 MB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.exe (3.93 MB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe (5.11 MB)
• Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (21.94 MB)
• Surfshark.ElevatedRights.exe (227.20 KB)
• Surfshark.exe (14.34 MB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (6.01 MB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (5.32 MB)
• ServerRegistrationManager.exe (468.20 KB)
• ams_setup.exe (167.62 KB)
• AMSAgent.exe (1.14 MB)
• AMSProtectedService.exe (624.32 KB)
• devcon.exe (85.70 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.14 MB)
• openvpn.exe (826.70 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (153.20 KB)
• devcon.exe (91.70 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.16 MB)
• openvpn.exe (943.70 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (176.20 KB)
• apc_random_id_generator.exe (268.98 KB)
• avupdate.exe (2.76 MB)
• savapi.exe (627.71 KB)
• Surfshark.WireguardService.exe (3.22 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.1.1999 of Surfshark. You can find below info on other application versions of Surfshark:

• 5.6.1999
• 2.4.1000
• 1.1.20
• 2.7.1000
• 2.8.3999
• 1.3.5
• 4.6.2999
• 2.0.2
• 2.8.4999
• 2.4.0000
• 5.5.1999
• 1.0
• 2.7.4000
• 4.3.0999
• 1.2.4
• 5.0.1999
• 2.8.6999
• 4.5.0999
• 4.2.2999
• 4.12.0999
• 3.3.0999
• 2.7.7999
• 4.3.3999
• 4.6.0999
• 4.9.1999
• 2.7.9999
• 5.2.2999
• 5.6.2999
• 1.4.0
• 2.6.0000
• 4.0.1999
• 5.7.0999
• 4.3.6999
• 2.5.0000
• 2.6.4000
• 2.6.5000
• 4.7.1999
• 2.1.5000
• 2.4.5000
• 3.4.3999
• 5.3.0999
• 5.0.0999
• 1.1.13
• 4.11.3999
• 2.4.6000
• 4.9.0999
• 4.3.5999
• 1.1.1
• 2.8.5999
• 1.3.3
• 4.8.0999
• 2.8.1999
• 2.5.8000
• 4.4.0999
• 4.4.1999
• 3.4.0999
• 5.6.3999
• 4.3.1999
• 4.0.0999
• 3.4.1999
• 5.7.1999
• 5.4.1999
• 2.6.9000
• 2.5.6000
• 5.3.1999
• 2.0.0
• 2.5.9000
• 2.0.6
• 5.5.0999
• 2.7.6000
• 2.6.3000
• 4.11.1999
• 2.0.9000
• 5.0.3999
• 3.4.2999
• 3.5.1999
• 4.2.1999
• 2.0.5
• 2.3.7000
• 3.0.0999
• 2.6.6000
• 3.0.1999
• 2.3.2000
• 2.1.2000
• 5.2.0999
• 2.2.0000
• 2.7.3000
• 2.6.8000
• 2.1.3000
• 1.3.0
• 5.6.0999
• 4.6.1999
• 1.2.2
• 4.2.0999
• 2.6.7000
• 2.5.1000
• 1.2.0
• 5.0.2999
• 5.4.0999
• 3.0.2999

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If you are manually uninstalling Surfshark we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Surfshark:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\amswsccomm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ar\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\de\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\es-ES\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\fi\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\fr\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\hi\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\it\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ja\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ko\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\NaCl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Owin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\pl\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Polly.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\pt-BR\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ru\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ServerRegistrationManager.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\SharpShell.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.AntivirusService.Contracts.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.Infrastructure.Communication.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.Notifications.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.Utilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\tr\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\uk\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\zh-CN\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\zh-HK\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Google.Protobuf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\grpc_csharp_ext.x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\grpc_csharp_ext.x86.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\gui-config.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.AppCenter.Analytics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.AppCenter.Crashes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.AppCenter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\ams_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\AMSAgent.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\AMSProtectedService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\mfc140u.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\win32\win10RS6\amselam.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\win64\win10RS6\amselam.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avgntflt.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avgntflt.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avgntflt.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avipbb.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avipbb.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avipbb.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avkmgr.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avkmgr.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avkmgr.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avgntflt.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avgntflt.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avgntflt.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avipbb.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avipbb.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avipbb.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avkmgr.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avkmgr.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avkmgr.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win10\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win10\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win10\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win11\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win11\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win11\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win10\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win10\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win10\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win11\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win11\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win11\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\WebcamDriver\900dbd15-e294-30d3-302c-101a526b595e.tmf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\WebcamDriver\dvcshrk.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\WebcamDriver\dvcshrk.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\WebcamDriver\dvcshrk.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libcrypto-3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libopenvpn_plap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libssl-1_1.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\16A9CADDDB0936C4BA6B30D685751322
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2C2AD46305C3A8641ADB395E8B05B204
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\54E013387053FE648AADF1A6549AE30D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9412F0E3AF7F99249A04E57B897FD474
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D6B2416516B2CDB46A700BC61BF81E97
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FDF9D2B571C963D42BEB7C3010389ADB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FF9730A4AA6141946A6CA547E59322E6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\16A9CADDDB0936C4BA6B30D685751322\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2C2AD46305C3A8641ADB395E8B05B204\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\54E013387053FE648AADF1A6549AE30D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9412F0E3AF7F99249A04E57B897FD474\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D6B2416516B2CDB46A700BC61BF81E97\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FDF9D2B571C963D42BEB7C3010389ADB\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FF9730A4AA6141946A6CA547E59322E6\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2673981119-2208901534-2289261047-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2673981119-2208901534-2289261047-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2673981119-2208901534-2289261047-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\stable\5.0.3.999\fd1s2xpn.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName

A way to erase Surfshark with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application marketed by Surfshark. Frequently, computer users want to erase this application. This is difficult because doing this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK manner to erase Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Surfshark or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Surfshark". If it is installed on your PC the Surfshark application will be found automatically. After you click Surfshark in the list of programs, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Surfshark.


8. After uninstalling Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Surfshark which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Surfshark by Surfshark from your PC, we are not saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Surfshark in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.